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Port Angeles, Wash., has a sign ordinance that bans most kinds of banner-type advertising, but the distinctions between which signs are banned and which are not is unclear for many business owners. "We need more outreach with sign compliance," a city planning manager said.

Near Port Angeles, Wash., Clallam County rescuers retrieved a partially blind dog that tumbled some 300 feet down a bluff. The dog was in its backyard when it wandered through some brush that sits on the cliffs just beyond the owner's yard. The dog was seen by a veterinarian and is doing well.

Robert Durant, owner and operator of Zen Care Mowing in Port Townsend, Wash., uses emissions-free lawnmowers, and -- for smaller jobs -- hauls his lawn equipment around the area using his mountain bike to help reduce air pollution. If he must use a fuel-powered vehicle to carry the equipment, he buys carbon-offset credits.

The new $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium in Texas has 3,600 signs, from concourse signs to symbols on restroom entrances. The construction and design team continues to tweak the placement and content of the signs now that the stadium is open.

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal predict U.S. economic growth of 3% for the current quarter, and growth of 2.5% for the fourth quarter. However, economists also predict unemployment to exceed the 10% mark before receding sometime early in 2010. "We are in a technical recovery, but risks remain abundant," said Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial.